NAME

kball - a game of skill and reflexes for all the family

SYNOPSIS

kball[-w] [-bppXX] [-mapeditor] [-trace]

DESCRIPTION

KBall is a game of skill and reflexes, non violent, suitable for all
ages.
The idea is to move a ball around the map, without falling, without
running out of time, and getting the prizes, in order to reach the
exit.
The map has different traps, such as slides, pushers, jumps, falls,
walls, etc.
Maps are viewed from top view, and the walls and player's ball are
real-time rendered in beautiful 3D.
It is 100% non-violent FUN - Suitable for ALL ages.
Also, a easy to use, full map editor is included, so you can do your
OWN maps!

USAGE

You must guide your crystal ball in the labyrinth, without falling from
it, without running out of time, and picking up the ying-yang power
ups, in order to exit the labyrinth reaching the floor marked with the
ying-yang mark.
Besides the ying-yang power ups, there are other prizes that will have
different effects on the score.

KEYS

Some keys that you can use during the game:
Key
Effect
ESC
Ends the game
P
PAUSE
Pause the game
F12
Save a screen-shoot

TIPS

You don't need to pick up all the prizes to exit, only the ying-yang,
but you may desire to get all the prizes to get a better score.
Always keep and eye on remaining time.
There are secret zones in some labyrinths. Look for them.
In some levels, there are secret shortcuts.
In some places, there are fake walls, you can go thought them and reach
secret places.
You can move your ball in the middle of the air, use this to do cool
jumps.
Is better to do multiple jumps at once, using your ability to move the
ball in the air to perfect the multi-jump.
You can use a combination of controllers to move the ball (like mouse +
keyboard for example).
When you be ready to exit the level, you will see the word "EXIT"
flashing at upper right. Don't try to exit the level if you don't see
that word.
Use the map editor to do your own custom maps.
The new levels must be saved inside the "levels" folder inside the
installation folder of Kball.
Pressing <F1> in the map editor you will see a list with all the
available commands.

OPTIONS

These command line options are available:
-w Runs the game in a window.
-f Runs the game in a full screen.
-nosound Disables music and sound system.
-bpp16 Selects a 16 bits color depth.
-bpp15 Selects a 15 bits color depth.
-bpp32 Selects a 32 bits color depth.
-bpp24 Selects a 24 bits color depth.
-mapeditor Starts only the map editor.
-trace Enables the debugging tracer, only useful for the
developers of the game, or to report bugs.

AUTHOR

The original program was written by Kronoman.
This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux system by Miriam
Ruiz <little_miry@yahoo.es> (but may be used by others, of course)